george howell joins us. tell us what people are saying. what's going on there? >> reporter: don, you know this community is just waiting hour by hour. there was a vigil earlier. everyone is just hoping that this situation comes to a peaceful resolution. there was supposed to be a news conference here right now, but that was canceled. we did, though, get some new information from the sheriff earlier today. he gave us some insight into exactly how mr. dykes is treating this young boy. first of all, we know that mr. dykes has an electric heater and blankets. that is good news, obviously underground in this bunker, it's cold, a constant 50 degrees. so investigators say that mr. dykes is taking care of the young boy. also, they're able to get the medications into that bunker, crayons and color books. we also learned today, toys and potato chips from investigators. but today when the sheriff came out and spoke with us, he made what seemed to be a direct appeal to mr. dykes saying, i want to thank mr. dykes for taking care of our boys. it raises the question, does dyke